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“We not only understand Lithuania’s fears about the Astrava nuclear power plant, but we also fully support Lithuania’s position in all European forums,” Morawieckis told reporters after a meeting with Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvenrelis at the post. of Kalvarija border control.
“At the same time, we must emphasize that both Lithuania and Poland are in favor of economic cooperation and the closest possible political ties to Belarus,” said the Polish prime minister.
The Lithuanian government claims that Belarus is building the Astrava nuclear power plant near the Lithuanian borders without meeting safety requirements and is seeking electricity from the power plant. The power plant could start operating later this year. Belarusian authorities reject Lithuania’s allegations.
S.Skvernelis: Latvia’s position at the Astrava nuclear power plant may hinder the timing project
Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says Latvia’s refusal to contribute to the boycott of the Astrava nuclear power plant may complicate the project to synchronize the Baltic power grids with Western Europe through Poland.
Skvernel, who met with the Prime Minister of Poland, says he has heard a clear statement that energy from the Belarusian nuclear power plant cannot enter the Polish market.
“If one or another action by the Baltic states allows this electricity to enter the Polish market, we may be threatened with the successful implementation of the synchronization project,” Skvernel told reporters on Friday after a bilateral conversation with the Polish prime minister, Mateusz Morawiecki.
Government Photo / Prime Minister of Poland Mateusz Morawieckis and Prime Minister of Lithuania Saulius Skvernelis
When asked by BNS if Poland could change its position on the offshore electricity connection with Lithuania due to its failure to reach an agreement, S. Skvernelis said “anything can be.”
“I think anything can be, although now that those decisions have been made, we are participating in the project together, but the objective of the project is to synchronize in 2025 and we would not talk about the possibility of such electricity entering Poland,” he said. Skvernel. .
“This interim period requires not only a technical solution, as our partners say, but also a political solution, because otherwise the consequences could be different,” he added.
Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia currently operate synchronously in the so-called BRELL ring of the post-Soviet energy system and depend on the dispatch center in Moscow and Russia.
After long disputes between them, the Baltic countries confirmed last year that they would synchronize with Western Europe through Poland.
Lithuania has failed to persuade neighboring Latvia to commit to boycotting the Astrava nuclear power plant until the synchronization project is completed.
The Latvian government claims that if Lithuania ceases electricity trade with Belarus, it will switch to electricity trade with Russia for technical and economic reasons. This may open up the possibility for Astrava electricity to enter the Baltic market through Russia.
During the implementation of the synchronization project, the Baltic Sea submarine cable “Harmony Link” is scheduled to run between Poland and Lithuania.
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